James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
Brooke Smith carries a small white board in her backpack. She also will spend hours in a classroom on the fourth floor of the Wanek School of Natural Sciences, filling its big white boards with so many numbers, formulas and words that it looks like a piece of modern art. It’s not. Smith sees herself […]
High Point University’s Department of Physical Therapy will host its fourth annual Halloween Family 5K Fun Run and Walk virtually on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Last year’s participants wore costumes and took part in Halloween-themed activities for children, including music, games and trunk or treat. HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 16, 2020 – High Point […]
The response surprised Dr. Danny Frye. He and his assistant band director, Chris Thompson, spent weeks this summer interviewing incoming freshmen through a computer screen to see if they wanted to join the newest tradition at High Point University. They all said yes. All 40. They’re now the newest members of the Marching […]
From the lacrosse field to the field of dentistry, Dr. Richard Byrd, ’16, discovered his foundation for lifelong success at HPU. Pictured here, Byrd stands at his dental school graduation. What does it feel like to graduate from one of the top dental schools in the world? Dr. Richard Byrd, High Point University Class […]
Around midnight most days, Sam Carr walks. He’ll slip on his AirPods, play Coldplay or Christian music, hit the brick pathways of the Kester International Promenade and head toward “Olympic Strength.” That’s the 35-foot statue in front of Roberts Hall that depicts Atlas holding the world on his shoulders. Carr feels a lot like that. […]
HPU and St. Stephen AME Zion Church received a $20,000 grant to support these workshops. HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 30, 2020 – Drs. Erin Trauth, assistant professor of English, Cara Kozma, associate professor of English, and students at High Point University will host free professional writing workshops for women in the High Point community beginning […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 15, 2020 – The Rev. Dr. Chris Franks, chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at High Point University, will host a virtual fall Faculty Lecture Series and panel discussion titled, “Leading the Generations: Ecclesial Leadership in a Time of Crisis” on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. All members of […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 9, 2020 – High Point University Communication Fellows will host three virtual film screenings this semester in partnership with South Arts’ 2020-21 Southern Circuit Tour. “Coded Bias” explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey […]
HPU student Blake Jones has landed roles in several, major Hollywood films. Blake Jones calls it a hobby. He’ll step into his family’s small studio in their basement, ask his mom or younger brother, Cade, for help and produce an audition video for a role in an upcoming film. For every 75 roles he […]
High Point University welcomed the Class of 2024 home to HPU with a three-day, staggered move-in experience. This year’s move-in was successful thanks to hundreds of upperclassmen, faculty and staff volunteers, along with new safety upgrades and protocols. Watch for a look at the safe move-in process the entire HPU family helped institute to keep […]
Dr. Jordan Smith, assistant professor and co-curricular coordinator in High Point University’s Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, recently secured a $10,000 grant for the Community Clinic of High Point to administer influenza vaccines for the 2020-21 flu season. HIGH POINT, N.C., July 29, 2020 – Dr. Jordan Smith, assistant professor and co-curricular coordinator in High […]
HPU’s summer STEM camp is held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today marked the start of the first of two sessions. Whitley Davis (left) and Aubrey May Davis (right) began HPU’s summer STEM camp today. HIGH POINT, N.C., Date, 2020 – Instead of having packed laboratories with excited children ready to start a […]
The annual summer camp is held virtually this year because of COVID-19, and a second week has been scheduled due to popularity. HIGH POINT, N.C., June 3, 2020 – High Point University’s Stout School of Education will offer a second virtual STEM camp for community children this summer due to the first session’s high demand. […]
This story is featured in the Spring 2020 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below HPU’s gardens contribute to the inspiring environment the university is known for. Dr. Patrick Vigueira knows what he has with the nine plant collections, 28 gardens and the arboretum at High Point University. He has the perfect place to help his […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 22, 2020 – High Point University will honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for this nation by lowering perimeter flags to half-staff on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. “We are a God, family and country institution,” says HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein. “Today and […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 15, 2020 – High Point University will lower perimeter flags to half-staff today in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which it falls as National Police Week. The day honors […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 6, 2020 – High Point University welcomes a new face on campus with its newest historical sculpture, honoring Maya Angelou, legendary writer, poet and activist. Angelou joins 28 sculptures who line the promenades of HPU’s campus, surrounding students with the world’s most accomplished leaders. From Sir Isaac Newton, Rev. Martin Luther […]
High Point University students in Dr. Cara Kozma’s English service-learning course compiled a book, documenting the rich history of High Point’s Burns Hill neighborhood, and presented it to community members virtually on May 4. HIGH POINT, N.C., May 4, 2020 – High Point University students in Dr. Cara Kozma’s English service-learning course spent the spring […]
